Field Sales Application Engineer
Ametek, Inc. Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
Partner with field sales and cross-functional teams to qualify customer applications, plan and conduct experiments, and develop tailored technical solutions. Support customers through technical inquiries, training, product setup and integration, while documenting results and representing the customer internally and at industry events.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, optics, or optical engineering and 3–5 years of experience in optical metrology, design engineering, or manufacturing, preferably involving interferometry. Candidates should communicate technical information clearly, collaborate effectively, demonstrate customer focus and attention to detail, and be willing to travel up to 60%.
Benefits
Full description
At Zygo, your skills and insights will be integral to our core values of curiosity, collaboration, and persistence. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation in Middlefield, CT, has been a global leader in designing and manufacturing advanced optical metrology systems, ultra-precise optical components, and complex electro-optical systems and assemblies. Join our team, where your expertise will drive cutting-edge solutions, address complex technical challenges, and uphold the highest standards of precision and safety.
As an Applications Engineer based in China, you will leverage your technical expertise, curiosity, and collaborative mindset to drive new business and support customers in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. You will play a key role in understanding customer needs, testing applications, and delivering tailored solutions that ensure consistent, high-quality results.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as a partner to field sales in crafting solutions for our customers.
- Partner across functions to document, plan, coordinate, and execute experiments to validate customer use cases. Communicate the results to customers or their representatives via email, teleconference, or face-to-face meetings.
- Qualify new applications through analysis or experimentation.
- Create and document technical content.
- Support sales team as the product expert.
- Represent ZYGO at trade shows and conferences.
- Address incoming technical or service inquiries from customers in a timely manner according to an agreed upon schedule.
- Train customers on basic technology, systems design, and product use. Assist customers with setup and integration of our products, including optical alignment and establishing communications, both on site and remotely.
- Represent the voice of the customer during internal meetings.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.S. Engineering, Optics or Optical Engineering
- 3-5 years of experience in optical metrology, design engineering and manufacturing, preferably with Interferometry. May continue optical education in optical metrology within Zygo.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and succinctly, work collaboratively with a team, cross-functionally at clock speed.
- Intellectual curiosity, customer focus and drive to achieve.
- A data-driven and detail-oriented approach
- Your accountability and responsibility for self and others
- A collaborative approach to getting things done.
- An ambitious nature and proactive communication style
- Willingness to travel up to 60%.
Bring your passion and commitment to Zygo, where we are curious, collaborative, persistent, and confident, and where safety and quality guide every step of our journey. Grow with us as we solve complex challenges, inspire confidence, and drive excellence in manufacturing.
Are you ready to expand the boundaries of possibility, simplify the complex, and embody the values that define our success? We welcome your unique perspective and invite you to join us!
We offer competitive compensation, benefits, retirement (401k), and paid time off programs. Compensation and position level will be set based on experience.
